Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Swimming season on hold for nowNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Rob Rooney spent his fall coaching the St. Charles North girls swimming team, and like every other year he hoped to spend Thanksgiving week transitioning into the boys s...
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3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaperNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - LONDON - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a relatively cheap, easy-to-s...
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Lombard library switches to curbside serviceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Helen Plum Library in Lombard has returned to curbside pickup service. Meanwhile, in-person browsing, computer usage and research are suspended until further notice. To ...
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Chief judge orders Cook County cases to be held by videoconferenceNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - Criminal and civil cases pending in Cook County will be held by videoconference except in "extraordinary or compelling circumstances" in response to the statewide surge ...
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State expects 400,000 initial doses of vaccineNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois public health officials continue to prepare locations to store and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine that could be released to frontline hospital work...
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Illinois hospitals averaging more than 6,000 COVID-19 patients dailyNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations have averaged 20% more for the past week in Illinois than at the height of the first wave of the disease in the spring. Hospitals statewide ha...
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Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warningsNov 23, 2020 12:00 am - About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to ...
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Another 10,012 COVID-19 cases, but positivity rate dips againNov 22, 2020 12:00 am - State health authorities reported another 10,012 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the 16th time this month the case total has eclipsed 10,000. Th...
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Vaccinations may begin on Dec. 12Nov 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. effort to produce a COVID-19 vaccine said Sunday that the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12, and leaders at the G-20 summit v...
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CDC: Wearing mask helps others, but also youNov 21, 2020 10:00 pm - Wearing a mask helps others, but also you